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lsiissrsd fsw years ago Dir. bEEcHER
gave more connected and more definite
sxgression Of his views, perhaps, than on
aBy other occasion. Ia that discourse he
said hs believed 10 God--'-ln tbs ortho-
dox God that the bible contained the
truth a. known 10 the Hebrew nation.
snd that Il was inspired. tie believed
tAat the tras view o. the inspiration Of
ths scriptures WAS 70 DO Obtained bY
rixorons study OF al the facts connected
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written by different hands and &c
i ifsrsnt times and the substance OF 1t
vas conveyed by the divine mind- Il was
largely record of history znd was 70 bs
studisd As any other history. Some
parts we're more valuable than others,
snd the narrative OF the gospels was in
daiteiy mora important than the history
of Rnth. The B.Ois was not scientific
treatise, but 10 accepted the Westmin-
ster confession, 81 accept tils Trinity
said ia, although Tor 1000 years i was
certainly not believed" de believed, he
ssid. IN the divinity OF Christ. though he
rejected the dosmss OF his divine AMI
human souls, s. set forth IN the Atheuas-
ian creed. While accepting the orthodox
dsfnision OF tue Trinity, however. Mr.
BEEcHER would not demand OF others
the technical recognition OF philosophy
Rlwsys obscure. and which must always
be So" The Holy Ghost he considered
70 be @ths source OF eli superior human
activity" lie believed 10 the atonsment,
mot ss historic act, device to mend a
broken law" but as something IN the
eternal and inherent nature % divine
love- ''The life, ssffsrlHgs and death OF
Christ we're an iliustrious exposition oi
the atoue1ent. but not the ai0nenent Il
self "Froa out The subtlssiss OF pusril-
tiles - msdins4l aud modern thsolog.ss,'
ssia "a. Il bslisvs in lhe sublime sim
plicily Of the apostles creed" In re-
gard 70 toe subject OF future retributi0n
hs said ,has he bald co0i sctural. not dog
matte. opinions. "All THAI Scripture
teaches positively" said he, as that the
penalty o. SO d3ss not oseis wlsh death,
bas ross beyond" .'The root of my
ministry" De remarked IN concluding,
'hss aot been ecc.esie.iical OF theolozi
en- or doctriuaL While 7 have bean
deeply impressed vith nsE ideas aut
c-eeds and schools Of thought, my one
o6ises has been MAJ"